by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jan 1, 2012 | Labor In The News
On November 18, 2011 Governor Deval Patrick signed Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2011, “An Act Providing for Pension Reform and Benefit Modernization.” This is the third pension reform measure passed in the last three years, and significantly changes the benefit...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 19, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”; “the Board”) dropped its retaliation lawsuit against Boeing at the urging of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (“Machinists”) after it signed a contract with Boeing on Dec. 9, 2011. The NLRB...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 12, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
The Heart Law presumption, commonly called the “Heart Bill” presumes that a police officer’s heart ailment is work-related for purposes of accidental disability retirement, unless there is sufficient evidence to rebut it. In other words, if you have a heart ailment...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 23, 2011 | Labor In The News
On November 22nd, Governor Patrick signed the Evergreen “Fix” bill into law. The bill was passed as an emergency act so it immediately goes into effect. Accordingly, municipal employers are bound to the terms of collective bargaining agreements with an evergreen...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 18, 2011 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Last fall, the state Supreme Judicial Court overturned 30 years of history and held that “evergreen clauses” – clauses that extend collective bargaining agreements until a new contract is negotiated – were unlawful and unenforceable if the clause operated to extend a...
